Backyard Baseball 2005 Review

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(More customer reviews)My eight-year-old daughter and I both really enjoy this new Backyard Sports title from Humongous. I wasn't sure that I would like the change from the 2-D animated style of their previous games, but they kept the wacky cartoony flavor in the 3-D models, and having the camera fly around the fields is pretty cool. The fields aren't ordinary baseball fields--the kids play in an Everglades swamp, in a southwestern desert, and on a midwestern farm complete with a tornado and crop circles. We both really enjoy the humor of this game. I especially like the color commentary by Abner Doubleplay. My daughter enjoys the crazy power-up pitches.
We have an older Nvidia Gforce 3 card and have had no problems. I have heard that some older video cards aren't supported by the latest DirectX from Microsoft. Maybe that is the problem some people are having. I've always found Atari's tech support helpful when I gave them a call, though I haven't had to in a while.
The only reason I'm not giving this five stars is that I wanted to play with my gamepad, and the button mapping is quite awkward. Unlike other games I have that say they support controllers, there doesn't seem to be any way to remap the buttons. So we just use the mouse and keyboard. (My daughter doesn't mind. I'm the one who plays console sports games, so I'm used to a gamepad.)

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The award-winning Backyard Sports series has it all. Real pro athletes star in exciting games where you call the shots. Animated action, top stars and fun surprises make Backyard Sports one of the hottest sports CD-ROM series. The Backyard Sports series has won over 55 awards of excellence.
With Backyard Baseball 2005, you get all 30 MLB teams, plus Backyard teams and logos. Pick your players or create your own. Improve your skills during Home Run Derby practices and more!

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